Hyundai INSTER

Could ye get longer diagonally? maybe we could have a countrywide competition to find the max length you can get in (safely) with the doors closed? lol. Seriously nice to see, useful for those Billy bookcases from Ikea or similar.

That sounds like real progress, well done Hyundai.

I came accross a can of Aldi cream chalk effect spray paint in the shed and decided to spray paint my black android auto/carplay usb wireless dongle - not a bad match.

I got it on Aliexpress. Works very well on Android Auto and Carplay, connects quickly and no lag in use. There are load of sellers and you can get it for even cheaper now. Shipping time was about 10 days. If you want it quicker Amazon have lots of them too but you'll pay more for something that is the exact same or has the same internals. https://a.aliexpress.com/_EIdSqq8

I found the built in navigation very inaccurate. If you put the same destinations in google maps you get very different distances.

It has been discussed here and elsewhere a few times.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058198975/non-dealer-dashcam-invalidates-warranty

Are Halfords safe for dashcam installation, or is it going to be done by a rookie 22 year old petrolhead?

It confirms that the issue has come up with warranty providers. There's other threads on a similar vein, here and on Reddit.

I'd really prefer not to be having that argument five years down the road.

I'd see a dashcam as pretty much essential on a €20k vehicle, so I just want to find a way that won't screw me up in the future.

You're not going to get screwed in the future. There are 1000s of dashcam installed in cars in this country, if this was a problem we'd be hearing about it all the time rather than 2 threads that are ancient, one of which was debunked in thread by the OP when they contacted head office.

I'm sure you'll continue to make a mountain out of a non-existant molehill though Andrew.

The Inster is definitely good value but to fair to the Ioniq 28, it’s a much bigger car. EV database also indicates that the Ioniq 28 is slightly more efficient. I assume this is down to a more aerodynamic body shape.

Yes after doing some research if your going with pay as you go the ESB card is the cheapest by a good bit. For comparison ESB is 0.59 cents for a fast charger and the ionity 0.79 thats a big difference.

Test drove an Inster today, really liked it, will likely be putting a deposit on one. But out of interest does the Irish Inster have blind spot cameras I've seen mentioned on reviews? Didn't seem to work on the one I test drove today ( it might have been disabled though)

That's a pity, it's funny Kearys are advertising it as being on it on their site though

Your own insurance will depend on your age, penalty points, occupation, location etc but I can't imagine an inster being more expensive than anything else comparable, its not a racey car or anything although ive hears of young inexperienced people having big problems on any EVs, which I understand, there's too much low down power instantly available ....I have a 300bhp EV insured for high 400 euros in Dublin, i started messing around putting in different cars and it didnt change much, sometimes not at all......I'm not paying any more now than when I had ICE cars or hybrid cars. Make sure you shop around

Don't underestimate my gross incompetence at anything mechanical or electrical. I'm really not going to trust myself to feck around with a brand new car. I'm not going to have wires hanging or dangling either in a brand new car.

So it's either pay OTT to get Hyundai to fit it or find someone else do fit one at a reasonable price.

All suggestions welcome.

Does the Inster have a power out socket on the rear view mirror, by any chance?